Cartridge.



. Patented May 2|, I90l.

C. A. BAILEY.

CARTRIDGE.

{Application filed Mar. 5, 1901.

(No Model.)

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UNITED "STATES PATENT CHARLES BAILEY, OF CROMWELL, CONNECTICUT.

, CARTRIDGE.

SLPEGIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 674,751, dated May 21,1901.

Application filed March 5, 190 1.

' T aZZ whmn it may concern:

Be it known that I, CHARLES A. BAILEY, a citizen of. the United States, and a resident of Cromwell, in the county of Middlesex and State of Connecticut, have invented a Carlridge, of which the following is a'specificanon- 'lhisinvention is an improvement upon the cartridges shown and described in my prior patents, Nos. 640,855 and 640,856, issued Jannary 9, 1900, the object of the present invention being to provide an improved breechpiece and anvil, the said anvil being securely held in the nipple of the breech-piece, with spaces left at each side, through which the flame of the fulminate may pass to the powder charge of the cartridge.

With the above object in view the invention consists in forming the nipple of the 'brecclnpiece with a bead or shoulder at its inner end adapted to securely hold the anvil in said nipple, combined with the paper tube crimped so as' to fit over the breech-piece and be engaged thereby when the parts are insertedin the metal cap.

In the following specification I have ontered into a detail description of my invention, reference being had to the accom pany- .ing drawings, and to letters of reference thereon, which designate the different parts, and what I claim as new is more specifically set forth in the appended claims.

Inthe drawings forming a part hereof, and in'which like. letters of reference indicate like parts, Figure 'l is a sectional view of a cartridge constructed in accordance with my invention. Fig. 2 is a sectional view of the breech-piece and anvil prior to tho compression of the retaining-bead. Fig. 3 is a similar view showing the retaining-bead compressed. Fig. 4 is a detail view'ofxthe anvil. Fig. 5 is a view illustrating a modification of the invention. Fig. 6 is a view showing the anvil of Fig. 5.

Referring to Figs. 1, 2, 3, and 4, A designates the breech-piece, which is stamped from 4 sheet metal to present an inwardlyprojecting annular flange CL and an outwardly-p1o jecting straight central portion or nipple A. in this nipple is placed a cup-shaped anvil l, having its central portion stamped or struck to present an inwardly-projecting seal a. 49,205. (No model point 1), upon which the fulminate is placed,

thesaid point being below the ends of the side pieces of the anvil. After the anvil is inserted in the nipple of the breech-piece a bead a is pressed or rolled at the inner end of said nipple and compressed, as shown in a Fig. 3, thereby to retain theanvilin place,

reinforce the inner end of the nipple, and form a strong shoulder for the abutment of the anvil. This construction formsa breechpiece embodying an effective primer and adapted to be used in combination with the crimped' paper tube C and. metal cap l),'the connection of the parts forming the complete cartridge being such that the dcstructible paper tube and breech-piece can be removed from the metal cap and said cap used over again.

In assembling the parts the breech-piece is inserted in the paper tube with the nipple projecting through the central opening at the crimped end thereof. These parts are then inserted into the metal cap and the nipple fitted into the tapered opening (I in the head of'said cap, after which the cartridgeshell so formed is operated upon in a suitable die to press the inner part of the breech-piece into the tube and expand the outer portion of the nipple into the tapered opening in the cap,

thereby firmly connecting the several parts together to form a cartridge-shell primed and ready to receive the charge.

By placing the fulminatc upon the inner side of the anvil instead of upon the inner side of the end wall of the nipple it will not be disturbed when said nipple is upset or 014-. panded in elampingthe parts in the metal cap. The construction herein shown and described forms a very effective priming device for the breech-piece, and in forming a new cartridge it is only necessary to purchase the breechpiece and crimped tube, as the metal cap itself will not be injured and can be used a number of times. Thcliange a of the breechpiece may extend up in the shell 2. distance equal to the space occupied by the powder charge and will reinforce the paper tube and sleeve of the metal cap.

In the modification illustrated in Figs. 5 and li-iihe inpcr end oi t he nipple ii is enlarged to form a shoulder I, upon which the ends of an anvil or bent plate l" rest, a boadfbcing lOO formed above the end of the anvil and compressed thereon to securely connect the parts and form a rigid support for the anvil. .The centralp ortion of the anvil is punched to form a pointf, against which the fulminate contacts in exploding the same. In this style of breech-piece the end of the nipple may be formed with threads for connecting it to a metal cap having a threaded opening.

It Will. be understood that the inner end of fulminate on the innerv side thereof, and a bead pressed into the inner end of the nipple above the anvil together with the paper tube. held in place by the breech-piece, the parts being assembled, substantially as shown and 7 described. 1

2. In a'cartridgegthe combination with the metal cap having an opening therein, of a breech-piece stamped from sheet metal to form a reinforcing-flange and projecting nipple, a

U-shaped anvil located therein, a point projecting from the inner side of said anvil, the

I fulminate being placed within the urshaped anvil; together with the paper tnbe held in place by the breech-piece, the parts forming the cartridge beingassem bled',as herein shown and described. v

CHAS. A. BAILEY. In presence 0f-.-

JOSEPH ZEISER, ARTHUR BOARDMAN. 

